Stitch transferring and doubling device.



L.v N; n; WLLIAMS. STITCH TRANSFERRING AND DOUBLING DVICE.

APPLIUATOH FILED .AUGIV 6, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, i914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

uf a meinlei" 55 seemed by appropriate ineens, suoli as a screw G, to the heli' 3 of the ring and a member 55 secured by ee sci-ew 5G to the half 3^ of the ring, as shown 5 in Fig. 3. y

In order to Steig the stitches from either set of quills and traneier tliein to the other set when the parte et' the transfer device in the position shown in Figs. and 3 l pfo- Viele e tWo-pert stripping disk :B5-25 prf vided with lingers l5- 26u projecting eetween the quills vl0--1O, this tlisk being' eerriefl by a t Jn-part- Cylinder Ql-Qll which lits Within the quill-caiiying ring, each l5 membei of the eylinclebein? slotted longi- V tutlinally es :1t itl-19u for tne reception et the screw '1Z0-2O whereby it is lxelfl in position upon its eenespendinff half of the ring Wliile et *lie same time sullicient longitudinel movement iS permitted te cause the fingers te strip the Stitches treni the quills of either Set and transfer said stitches to the quills of the other set The hinge meinbeiis instead of being Ppplied to the ying Segmente may7 if ee mounted apen the' segments of ille per but in such @use tlie hinge inene'eis will have to be separable from one enotliei in Offler to permit movement of one stri )per segment independently et' the other in treinslei-ring tlie stitches from one set el! quills the other. Q claim:

l. ne combination, in stitelytansfeijring device, 01"' i circuler seiiee of etiteli Ceiving quills, a two-pert'euiriei: end a. hinge connection located Within lelle circle ef quills whereby it may occupyten operative relation to the quills letter nre being applied te the needle @if knitting machine. l.

The combination; in e. stiteleteneierring device, of Circular seiies e V eeiving quills, tWOHpei-t and a hinge i'ixeflly located in operati' si on mithin' the circle of quills.

3. file eonibinatien, in e. stii 'ring levieeT ef a eiieulei' series; eeiving quille, e tive-part. ceri-lef tlieie und a hinge eeinieetion finelj; attache to the pants el' seid ertiiiei- Within the Circle et quills.

ln testinieny Wliereoi, lieve signed my neme te this spesi-fica ien, in the piiesenee of two subscribing witnesses.

LUS "Q D. VlLLIlilS.

YATE A. rf 

